Bonatti Pillar (historical, largely destroyed)
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The Bonatti Pillar was a legendary and extremely difficult rock-climbing route on the west face of the Aiguille du Dru in the Mont Blanc massif, first climbed by Walter Bonatti and later largely destroyed by rockfall.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bonatti Pillar | 0 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alpine climbing route
ⓘ
rock climbing route ⓘ |
| associatedActivity |
alpinism
ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Walter Bonatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
classic routes of the Mont Blanc massif
ⓘ
history of extreme alpine climbing ⓘ |
| climbedInStyle | alpine style (first ascent) ⓘ |
| climbingDiscipline | traditional climbing ⓘ |
| climbingStyle | big wall alpine route ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| destructionCause | major rockfall events ⓘ |
| faceOrientation | west face ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy | Walter Bonatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAscentDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| hazard | rockfall ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | legendary alpine route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aiguille du Dru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west face of the Aiguille du Dru ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Walter Bonatti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extreme difficulty
ⓘ
historical significance in alpinism ⓘ serious objective hazards ⓘ |
| partOf | west face routes of the Dru ⓘ |
| protection |
fixed gear (historically)
ⓘ
natural protection ⓘ |
| routeType | multi-pitch route ⓘ |
| significance |
benchmark of difficulty in its era
ⓘ
testpiece for elite alpinists ⓘ |
| status |
largely destroyed by rockfall
ⓘ
no longer climbable in original form ⓘ |
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